Marine Carol was born Marie Louise de Mouder. She took acting
lessons with René Simon and debuted at the stage in 1940. Her
movei debut took place in 1943. Her beauty soon turned her into
a sex symbol and around 1950 she was among the leading actresses
in France.

In 1948 she married the actor Stephen Crane,
Ava Gardner's former husband. They divorced in 1953. His successor
was director Christian-Jaque and this marriage lasted from 1954
until 1959. In 1955 she played one Lola Montès in the movie
of the same name, one of her most memorable parts. She married
the much younger doctor André Rouveix in 1959, but they divorced
in 1962. By this time her star was fading fast and her last
movie "Hell Is Empty" was shot in 1963 but not released until
1967.

There was turbulence in her private life apart
from her marriages: she used drugs and in 1947 she attempted
suicide by throwing herself in the Seine after an affair with
the actor Georges Marchal. At a certain time she was even kidnapped
gangster Pierre Loutrel, but soon he released her and apologized.

In
1966 she married for the last time. Her fourth husband was the
extremely rich English business man Mike Eland. In 1967 he found
her dead in a hotel room in Monte Carlo. She reportedly died
from a heart attack.

She was buried at Père Lachaise,
but her grave was violated, possibly because the press had mentioned
that her jewels were buried with her. After this event her remains
were moved to the Cimetière du Grand-Jas in Cannes.

Events

10/4/1947

Martine Carol jumps into the Seine. After her disastrous affair with the actor Georges Marchal she took an alcohol/drug overdose and tried to kill herself by jumping into the Seine. She was saved by a taxi driver. The event boosted her career because of the publicity.
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Images

The grave of Martine Carol at the Cimetière du Grand-Jas, Cannes.Picture by Androom (30 Nov 2008)

The grave of Martine Carol at the Cimetière du Grand-Jas, Cannes.Picture by Androom (30 Nov 2008)